A color guard with Steve McLean (in front) and Walter Garland stand by as veterans like up during a brief Memorial Day service at Grand View Cemetary. Michael Newbrough played taps, the group sang the national anthem and heard a prayer. Rain held off.
Two women who evidently had been drinking caused a ruckus in a downtown market shortly after 2 am one recent morning when they tried to buy more alcohol, prompting a call to the police.
More than 50 Anacortes High School graduates received scholarships worth a total of nearly $100,000 at this week’s scholarship ceremony hosted by the Anacortes Schools Foundation. After the ceremony, the students gathered on stage for a group photo.
The City Parks Department wants to build what they’re calling a spray pad for kids in Storvik Park. Parks chief Gary Robinson says both Burlington and Mount Vernon have them and they’re popular with as many as 200 kids a day on warm days.
After an unsuccessful effort to save it, demolition has started on one of the last original wood structures in Anacortes at 1814 Commercial Ave.
The City Council heard from representatives of both March Point refineries during a discussion on a resolution urging the federal government to adopt higher safety standards for rail cars that carry oil.
